Publication of Working Paper: Norm Change and Norm Erosion of the Prohibition of Torture

Prof. Dr. Steiger's newest publication "Ex Iniuria Ius Oritur? – Norm Change and Norm Erosion of the Prohibition of Torture" forms part of the KFG Working Paper Series International Rule of Law - Rise or Decline?  and looks at the example of the prohibition of torture to display legal scholarship perspectives on how norms of treaty law and customary law come into being, how treaties can be modified or renounced, how customary law can be changed, as well as how re-interpretation processes take place that may affect a rule’s content, scope and effect. The paper thereby complements and reinforces international relations research on the resilience of norms on the prohibition of torture and also highlights the opportunities of interdisciplinary scholarship.

The paper was published on SSRN and can be accessed here.